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'Skeletal age' study finds bone fracture is associated with loss of 1 to 7 years of life

Medical Xpress

Researchers from The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have measured the extent to which a bone fracture can lead to early death and created a publicly available tool that doctors and patients can use to calculate risk.

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Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems

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He’s an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Also, 61% of the patients who used cannabis had started using it after age 60. The report was published online recently in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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Scientists publish a blueprint to apply artificial intelligence to extend human longevity

Scienmag

The international team of artificial intelligence experts and medical doctors propose a framework for the application of next-generation AI to extend human longevity Credit: Deep Longevity Limited 27th of January, Wednesday, Hong Kong – Deep Longevity, a fully-owned subsidiary of Regent Pacific (HKEX: 0575), specializing in the development and (..)

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The amazing promise of artificial intelligence in health care

Scienmag

How will it change how doctors diagnose disease, and how will […]. Credit: UVA Health Artificial intelligence can already scan images of the eye to assess patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of vision loss, and to find evidence of strokes on brain CT scans. But what does the future hold for this emerging technology?

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Two studies show how older breast cancer patients can be treated more effectively

Scienmag

Bridging the age gap Credit: Professor Lynda Wyld Women with breast cancer who are aged older than 70 years are sometimes not offered surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy because doctors believe their patients will not be able to tolerate these treatments and will derive little benefit from them.

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Most older adults haven’t gotten screened or tested for hearing loss, poll finds

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National poll spotlights opportunity for primary care providers and hearing care specialists to work together to spot and treat hearing loss Credit: University of Michigan Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many – 77% — haven’t (..)

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Scientists aim to treat, prevent disease by understanding benefits of exercise

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Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A top exercise researcher and colleagues at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have launched an ambitious effort to understand the whole-body benefits of exercise so that doctors can use that information to prevent and treat disease.